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How to add attachments to Calendar events on an iPhone with iOS 13

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It's easy to add attachments to calendar events on your iPhone with iOS 13. Jesse33 / Shutterstock.com
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With Apple's latest software update, iOS 13, you now have the ability to add attachments to calendar events on your iPhone

This feature is especially easy to use and can save you major time instead of scrambling to find photos, documents, and other files related to calendar events — like appointment information, reservations, emails, and deadlines. 

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How to add attachments to Calendar events on an iPhone 

1. Launch the Calendar app from your iPhone's home screen. 

2. Add an event by tapping on the plus-sign symbol in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. 

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To add an event, tap the plus sign in the upper right-hand corner.  Meira Gebel/Business Insider

3. Fill in the event details — time, date, alerts, invitees, and any other notes you'd like to include. 

4. Scroll down and select "Add attachment..." 

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Tap "Add attachment..."  Meira Gebel/Business Insider

5. To add an attachment, tap on the item you want to include. You can use the search bar at the top, or toggle between the "Recents" and "Browse" tabs at the bottom. Once you tap on an item (you can browse iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and other connected services), it will attach to the event. 

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Add an attachment by tapping on the item.  Meira Gebel/Business Insider

6. If you wish to add more items after you've added the first, you can do so by tapping "Add attachment…" below the name of the first. 

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The attachment will now appear in the Calendar event page.  Meira Gebel/Business Insider

How to remove an attachment from a Calendar event on iPhone

1. Launch the Calendar app. 

2. Select the Calendar event you wish to edit. 

3. Tap "Edit" in the top right-hand corner. 

4. Scroll down to the attachment. 

5. Swipe left on the name of the attachment, and select "Remove" — this will delete the attachment from the event. 

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Swipe to remove your attachment.  Meira Gebel/Business Insider

6. Once you've deleted the attachment, tap "Done" in the upper right-hand corner. 

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Meira Gebel is a freelance reporter based in Portland, Oregon. She writes about business, culture, and technology for Insider. Her work has been featured in Digital Trends, Willamette Week, USA Today, and more. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and San Francisco State University.  Feel free to reach out to her on Twitter, where she can be found most of the time, @MeiraGebel.